Work history
MetLife
October 2006 to October 2008
IT Governance Analyst (Business & Finance Analyst)
tags:
financial analysis
• business analysis
How would you describe your time at MetLife?
1. Through data mining and MS Excel pivot tables, prepared and posted decision support & ad-hoc Financials from system data extracts. Financials included YTD Budget vs Actual and Forecast Variance Analysis on IT Project spend for Business, CFO, CIO and Controllers project teams.
2. Conceptualized and developed a consolidated cross organizational incremental spending report in MS Excel. This was used by teams within a matrix environment to reconcile to budget, major cost drivers and to monitor and control incremental/reprioritized spending on all IT Projects.
3. Contact liaison during annual planning to develop budget targets, coordinate the budget planning process with cross functional teams. Reported cost performance targets impacting the P&L by Business Unit to Corporate IT Controllers for entry into project accounting & reporting systems.
4. Consolidated monthly IT Project Scorecards in MS Excel for each business units monthly IT Project Status, (Red/Yellow/Green) used for discussion at all IT Governance Board meetings.
5. Guided the Project Management Office (PMO) in each line of business with respect to their IT Projects Return on Investment (ROI) Submissions. This included advice on process and guidelines necessary for completing their financial models & cost estimators for budget approval.
6. Coordinated the communication, logistics and scheduling of all Governance Board meetings. This included agenda preparation calls, collection and preview of all meeting materials and support to the presenters for last minute changes to their presentation materials before meetings.
7. Developed a new project management tracking tool for the purpose of organizing the departments deliverables corporate wide called RADAR. The tool highlighted key milestone activity that the department needed to act upon to manage IT Governance activities effectively.... 
Financial Reporting & IT User Support
tags:
financial reporting
• it user support
How would you describe your time at Wachovia?
1.Through financial analysis, designed & prepared financial reports on sales force dollar and volume mortgage sales against budget & forecast in MS Excel. Included cross sell and loan officer performance metrics pulled from multiple reporting systems. Results were charted through MS Excel with market share data to help identify trends and drive business decisions.
2. Performed Data Security Administrator duties by providing corporate systems access for 235 associates as well as computer trouble shooting and software installation upgrade support.
3. Contact liaison with Corporate Disaster Recovery as coordinator for the northeast mortgage division. Developed & Implemented employee procedures and contingency plans for the purpose of continuing business operations during natural or man made crisis???s and/or disasters....
Finance & Project Consultant
tags:
data analysis
• project management
How would you describe your time at consulting?
Data Warehouse Administration - National Exchange Carrier Association 9/2001 ??? 3/2002
1. Managed updated Telecom Switching Data in the Tariff 4 Database used by the Telecom Industry for the purpose of providing access and billing / cross charging between companies.
Project Tracking & Reporting - Verizon Wireless 7/2000 ??? 4/2001
1. Provided Functional Project Management support for the 3G Wireless Technology Test Trials. Updated project issue logs, timelines and presentations for weekly status updates.
Process & Quality Improvement - Bear Stearns 6/2000 ??? 7/2000
1. Analysis of the HelpDesk Trouble Ticket Process for the company to ensure that the REMEDY trouble ticket system was effectively utilized by HelpDesk staff.
SAP & PeopleSoft Implementation - Lucent Technologies 9/1998 ??? 12/1999
1. Analyzed MS Access data hierarchy codes in MS Excel via MS Excel VLookup for financial code translation mismatches. Participated in testing various SAP modules during implementation....
AT&T
February 1988 to June 1998
Finance Manager
tags:
change management
• financial analysis
How would you describe your time at AT&T?
Consolidations & Financial Reporting - Consumer Markets Division 7/1997 - 6/1998
1. Monthly consolidations & financial reporting for the Consumer Markets Division using financial information from multiple data sources including Hyperion. Consolidated results into MS Excel & PowerPoint. Prepared reports and presentations used by Investor Relations & the B.O.D.???s
Change Management - Mergers & Acquisitions 6/1995 - 6/1997
1. Functional project management responsibilities for the corporate controllers organization in the ???War Room??? as communications liaison pertaining to the Lucent Technologies & NCR Initial Public Offering. Developed structured project timelines, gantt charts, issue logs, flow charts, presentations & communications portal used for weekly executive leadership discussions.
Staff Accountant - International Accounting & Finance Operations 10/1991 - 5/1995
1. Performed staff accounting functions in the International Accounting and Finance Systems group closing the books for AT&T???s Latin American subsidiaries. Recorded, classified, and summarized financial transactions and events in accordance with GAAP/IFRS. Trained in-country finance managers on systems, code sets, accounting process and deliverable schedules.
Cost & Pricing Analyst - Product Pricing Support 2/1988 - 9/1991
1. Provided proper pricing on Telecom products & parts for field installation techs in the field....
Education
Business Administration/Marketing
tags:
bsba - business administratio...
Business Administration
tags:
as - business administration
